Review: Heartsick

Title: Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell #1)
Author: Chelsea Cain
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date: September 4th 2007
Genre: Mystery-Thriller > Suspense Fiction > Crime
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Blurb from Goodreads...

Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him. Two years ago, Gretchen kidnapped Archie and tortured him for ten days, but instead of killing him, she mysteriously decided to let him go. She turned herself in, and now Gretchen has been locked away for the rest of her life, while Archie is in a prison of another kind---addicted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life, powerless to get those ten horrific days off his mind. Archie's a different person, his estranged wife says, and he knows she's right. He continues to visit Gretchen in prison once a week, saying that only he can get her to confess as to the whereabouts of more of her victims, but even he knows the truth---he can't stay away.

When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets of Portland, Archie has to pull himself together enough to lead the new task force investigating the murders. A hungry young newspaper reporter, Susan Ward, begins profiling Archie and the investigation, which sparks a deadly game between Archie, Susan, the new killer, and even Gretchen. They need to catch a killer, and maybe somehow then Archie can free himself from Gretchen, once and for all.

My Thoughts...

Cringe-worthy. Absolutely creepy. A story to give you nightmares. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain is one very sick story perfect for those looking for a suspense fiction different from all the others out there.

The story began with Archie Sheridan, lead detective of the Beauty Killer Task Force, already broken, already sick from the ordeal he had to endure at the hands of the Beauty Killer herself, Gretchen Lowell. You know what I loved about this book? Archie, the lead character, is not the typical hero of the story. He is struggling with his demons. He is broken. He doesn't know how to heal himself because he's still very much in the middle of his own nightmare. Ms. Cain made sure that readers get to experience the same nightmare that Archie is dealing with.

A friend of mine asked what this series I am gushing about is. I told her that I have no idea who Chelsea Cain was before I began this series but now, she's one of my favorite authors! Brilliant writer and very raw emotions. I am jumping right into Sweetheart, the second book in the series.

Make sure you set aside time to check out the Archie Sheridan-Gretchen Lowell series of Chelsea Cain!

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I began reading this book back in February 7th and finished reading last 12th. I read two more books in between that's why it took me this long to read the book. I would normally read this in a day or two because it's that good!